M Johnston 1948 Short Bill Gull Larus canus Swanson Graham Reach Tolmie Channel B.C. 11 April Swanson Bay - Finlayson Channel 1/2 mile below Swanson Bay. Six of these gulls were seen flying about 100 yds off the western shore. These gulls flew lazily along northward with about the same speed as the ship (11 kts) perhaps a little faster. The flaps of their wings are not as [illegible] as the Herring gull. They were identified by the white head, body and tail, gray mantle, black wing tips with white spots near the end of the primaries, giving the appearance of white on the extreme wing tips. They did not fly too long after the ship like the other gulls did but kept about 100 yds off shore. They would fly at about 50 foot level and would occasionally wheel sharply swooping down to the water and alighting to pick some thing out of the water. Would stay on the water only a